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Software for mindmapping and information organization
 
 

Software for mindmapping and
information organisation



Vic's compendium of software that supports knowledge management and information organisation in graphical form. Includes mind mappers, concept mappers, outliners, hierarchical organisers, KM support and knowledge browsers, 2D and 3D.More...










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From:  Kushal   Product:  Diagrammr    Added:  2009-10-12
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Screenshot mind mapping software Diagrammr    
What they say:  " Create and share diagrams by writing sentences!
My little side project to let you create, embed, and collaborate on diagrams that are generated from simple sentences."
Observations:  From a series of simple 'subject - verb - object' sentences, diagrammr will produce a concept map or a sequence diagram for you on line.
Where:  http://diagrammr.com/
OS: browser based
Price:  Free
Categories: concept maps
 
From:  Kyle Scholz   Product:  JSViz    Added:  2007-10-26
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Screenshot mind mapping software JSViz    
What they say:  " JSViz makes it easy to create dynamic 2D views of information. Practical applications include network graphs, navigation, and other dynamic layouts."
Observations:  This is not a product, but code that you can use if you're prepared to get your hands dirty. You've probably seen visualizations of web site maps using this.
Where:  http://www.kylescholz.com/blog/projects/jsviz/ http://www.jsviz.org/
OS: browser based
Price:  Free
Categories: development platform, mathematical graph
 
From:  Kylom   Product:  Projekt S60    Added:  2007-06-10
138
Screenshot mind mapping software Projekt S60     Screenshot mind mapping software Projekt S60     Screenshot mind mapping software Projekt S60    
What they say:  " Use your Smartphone as a real Personal Assistant. You have just got a new idea? Jot it down as a new entry into one of your Projekt lists, or into a new list. Link it to a Contact, or to a Task in the built-in Agenda. Attach a note to it, as long as you wish... You will come back to it later, modify it, link it to an image or to a sound, move it to another place,...

Projekt is an outliner with features that make it ideal to create and manage hierarchical list of all sorts and take control of your life, at work and at home:
break the complexity of a big project into sub-projects, and then into manageable tasks, write meeting notes or prepare presentations and lectures,
prepare and check shopping lists, packing lists and other structured 'todo' lists, such as e.g. cooking recipes...
organize and comment collections of images and music files on your phone."
Observations:  Outliner for Symbian-based mobile phones.
Where:  http://www.kylom.com/ProjektS60_3english.shtml
OS: Symbian
Price:  USD25
Categories: outlines
 
Articles
Visual representation of knowledge

Here are some links to articles on the visual representation of knowledge by Sigmar-Olaf Tergan, an academic leader in the field

An overview of concept mapping

This is a 1997 article by Eric Plotnick, from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY

Concept maps and web research

For me, web research and concept maps are a good pairing. As I research - I build a map. As I map - I realise new areas that need research.
This papers variously by Arguedas, CaƱas, Carnot, Carvalho, Dunn, Eskridge, Gram, Leake, Maguitman, Muldoon and Reichherzer have helped me to understand why, and see other possibilities.

Assessment by concept map

This piece discusses the nature of knowledge, the difficulty in measuring achievement in the three types of domain knowledge, and how concept maps offer one way of judging students' knowledge structure.

Framework for mind mapping

Here is a link to a set of free templates for many types of mind maps. This is good solid stuff, and if you have MindManager, there's no reason not to get it.
But if you don't have MindManager, well, there's still no reason to hold back - go and pick up the MindManager Viewer from MindJet's site. That is also free.



The opinions are Vic's but material in quotes that follows "What they say" is quoted from the vendors' web
sites. Product names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.  If you come across any software that isn't here but you think should
be, please let me know: Vic at the above domain. If you have questions about mind mapping, concept
mapping or outlining, you can let me know and I'll give it my best shot.